Erik Seidel Wins 7th World Series of Poker Bracelet

Friday, 17 June 2005

Full Tilt’s Erik Seidel has bested a field of 1,402 of poker's best
to take the top prize in the $2,000 No-Limit Hold 'em event at the
World Series of Poker of 2005. Seidel took home $611,795 the lion’s
share of the $2,581,520 prize pool, and a covet

Full Tilt’s Erik Seidel has bested a field of 1,402 of poker's best
to take the top prize in the $2,000 No-Limit Hold 'em event at the
World Series of Poker of 2005. Seidel took home $611,795 the lion’s
share of the $2,581,520 prize pool, and a coveted World Series of
Poker bracelet for his victory in the ninth event of poker’s
biggest series of tournaments.
Seidel, a former Wall Street trader turned poker professional,
took home his seventh World Series of Poker bracelet, making him
fifth on the all-time list of bracelet winners. Seidel joins elite
company as only Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Phil Hellmuth, and
Johnny Moss have more WSOP titles. Seidel's modest and quiet
demeanour separates him from many poker professionals, and he is
known as one of the nicest guys in poker. Full Tilt Poker's players
have secured five top-3 finishes so far this year, and Seidel's
performance marks the second victory for a Full Tilt Poker
representative - a remarkable accomplishment considering all 10
events have broken the previous record for number of
participants.
'Erik has always been unfairly remembered for his spectacular
second place finishes in the past,' said fellow Team Full Tilt
member Howard Lederer. 'Now that Erik has a televised win under his
belt, maybe he will start to be remembered for his many
victories.'

This year’s edition of the unusual Groundhog Day holiday will take place in the United States this Friday and Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are set to join in the fun with by running a commemorative poker tournament with $500 in the pot.

This Friday will see Australians from Perth to Brisbane marking the 230th anniversary of their nation’s official establishment and Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes will be getting in on the celebrations by offering a one-off online poker tournament featuring a $500 prize pool.